Julie Matthews got a horrible start to From Season 4, as the MGM+ series picked up with the murder of Julie’s father Jim—in front of her. How is Julie possibly going to recover from that? How does it affect her relationships with what’s left of her family?
And what’s it like for actor Hannah Cheramy to take her character on such a tragic roller coaster ride? TVBrittanyF.com connected with Hannah to get her reaction to Jim’s death and the exit of co-star Eion Bailey, who played Jim. She also spoke about where Julie goes next, and how she’d describe Season 4.
Brittany Frederick: Julie gets a big shocker dropped on her right away, with the confirmed loss of her father. In a general sense, what’s it like to play her in Season 4? Because she lost Jim, but you also had to say goodbye to Eion Bailey after three seasons.
Hannah Cheramy: It’s been really different. The loss is very much felt on set; we feel like we’re really missing a key player. It’s very much felt on set, and Julie is obviously very much feeling that. It was a crazy start to the season, to start with so much emotion.
In our interview with Catalina Sandino Moreno, she talked about how Jim was a sort of balance for Tabitha, and now that doesn’t exist. How would you describe the dynamic between Julie and Tabitha, without Jim?
I think Julie is really getting a lot of deja vu to what happened with Thomas, and that dynamic of how she felt very alone with both of her parents. Now she only has her mom, but you don’t really see much of Julie and Tabitha. They’re both kind of doing their own things this season.
I think a lot of it plays into that. You do see them in their dynamic again in Episode 4… Tabitha is very much [the] protector, stepping into the role that Jim would have normally done. But I think there’s definitely a rift in between them that they’re not talking about.
Early on, Sophia has some scenes with Julie, which are creepy given that From viewers know Sophia’s true nature. What was it like to play opposite Julia Doyle?
It’s so perfectly perfect. You think oh, they both lost their dad, they’re two young girls, they’re going to bond. Nope, she’s actually a thousand-year-old evil being. [Laughs.] It’s like, I’m going to kill your dad, and then I’m going to tell you everything’s your fault.
But all of this means it’s a huge season for Julie to step forward, because of everything that’s changed. Do you have favorite accomplishments in From Season 4? What resonated with you as you’re going through this with her?
I’m just really proud of this season. I’m proud of myself. I’m proud of what I put into this season, I think there’s great work from everyone—but I was given so much more this season to work with, and I think that it was really helpful to have so much more to play with. [It] just gave me so much more to do in terms of prep and understanding of Julie, and taking all these scenes, putting them together to get a full, comprehensive understanding of Julie. I’m really happy with this season.
MGM+ has announced that From Season 5 will be the end, so after what Julie is going through in Season 4, is there anything you still want to know about your character or see for her before the story concludes?
Who knows? We don’t know what’s gonna happen at the end of Season 4. I’d love to be back for Season 5. But I feel like for Julie, I have a pretty good understanding of like her backstory. I don’t think too much more needs to be delved into like that. I want to know the now. I want Julie to figure out her storywalking stuff. I want Julie to stay on that path.
From airs Sundays at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on MGM+. Photo Credit: Courtesy of MGM+.
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